This section contains a list of the objects defined by Dynamic HTML (DHTML). The links take you to the object definitions, which contain the set of members for the object.
a
Designates the start or destination of a hypertext link.
abbr
Inserts an abbreviation into an HTML page.
acronym
Indicates an acronym abbreviation.
address
Specifies information, such as address, signature, and authorship, of the current document.
applet
Places executable content on the page.
area
Defines the shape, coordinates, and associated URL of one hyperlink region within a client-side image map.
attribute
Represents an attribute or property of an HTML element as an object.
b
Specifies that the text should be rendered in bold.
base
Specifies an explicit URL used to resolve links and references to external sources such as images and style sheets.
baseFont
Sets a base font value to be used as the default font when rendering text.
bdo
Allows authors to disable the bidirectional algorithm for selected fragments of text.
bgSound
Enables an author to create pages with background sounds or soundtracks.
big
Specifies that the enclosed text should be displayed in a larger font than the current font.
blockQuote
Sets apart a quotation in text.
body
Specifies the beginning and end of the document body.
br
Inserts a line break.
button
Specifies a container for rich HTML that is rendered as a button.
caption
Specifies a brief description for a table.
center
Centers subsequent text and images.
cite
Indicates a citation by rendering text in italic.
clientInformation
Contains information about the browser.
clipboardData
Provides access to predefined clipboard formats for use in editing operations.
code
Specifies a code sample.
col
Specifies column-based defaults for the table properties.
colGroup
Specifies property defaults for a column or group of columns in a table.
comment
Indicates a comment that is not displayed.
currentStyle
Represents the cascaded format and style of the object as specified by global style sheets, inline styles, and HTML attributes.
custom
Represents a user-defined element.
dataTransfer
Provides access to predefined clipboard formats for use in drag-and-drop operations.
dd
Indicates the definition in a definition list. The definition is usually indented in the definition list.
defaults
Programmatically sets default properties on an element behavior.
del
Indicates text that has been deleted from the document.
dfn
Indicates the defining instance of a term.
Dialog Helper
Provides access the color dialog box, as well as the block format and fonts collections.
dir
Denotes a directory list.
div
Specifies a container that renders HTML.
dl
Denotes a definition list.
document
Represents the HTML document in a given browser window.
documentCompatibleInfoCollection
Retrieves a collection of
DocumentCompatibleInfo objects.
dt
Indicates a definition term within a definition list.
em
Emphasizes text, usually by rendering it in italic.
embed
Allows documents of any type to be embedded.
event
Represents the state of an event, such as the element in which the event occurred, the state of the keyboard keys, the location of the mouse, and the state of the mouse buttons.
external
Allows access to an additional object model provided by host applications of the Windows Internet Explorer browser components.
fieldSet
Draws a box around the text and other elements that the field set contains.
font
Specifies a new font, size, and color to be used for rendering the enclosed text.
form
Specifies that the contained controls take part in a form.
frame
Specifies an individual frame within a FRAMESET element.
frameSet
Specifies a frameset, which is used to organize multiple frames and nested framesets.
head
Provides an unordered collection of information about the document.
history
Contains information about the URLs visited by the client.
hn
Renders text in heading style.
hr
Draws a horizontal rule.
html
Identifies the document as containing HTML elements.
HTML Comment
Prevents any enclosed text or HTML source code from being parsed and displayed in the browser window.
DocumentCompatibleInfo
Provides information about the compatibity mode specified by the web page.
If the web page specifies multiple compatibility modes, they can be retrieved using
documentCompatibleInfoCollection.
Storage
Represents the list of key/value pairs that have been assigned to a single storage area.
StorageItem
Provides access to the value assigned to a key in DOM Storage.
StorageList
Represents a list of named storage areas.
i
Specifies that the text should be rendered in italic, where available.
iframe
Creates inline floating frames.
img
Embeds an image or a video clip in the document.
implementation
Contains information about the modules supported by the object.
IMPORT
Imports a tag definition from an element behavior.
input
Creates a variety of form input controls.
input type=button
Creates a button control.
input type=checkbox
Creates a check box control.
input type=file
Creates a file upload object with a text box and Browse button.
input type=hidden
Transmits state information about client/server interaction.
input type=image
Creates an image control that, when clicked, causes the form to be immediately submitted.
input type=password
Creates a single-line text entry control similar to the INPUT type=text control, except that text is not displayed as the user enters it.
input type=radio
Creates a radio button control.
input type=reset
Creates a button that, when clicked, resets the form's controls to their initial values.
input type=submit
Creates a button that, when clicked, submits the form.
input type=text
Creates a single-line text entry control.
ins
Specifies text that has been inserted into the document.
isIndex
Causes the browser to display a dialog window that prompts the user for a single line of input.
kbd
Renders text in a fixed-width font.
label
Specifies a label for another element on the page.
legend
Inserts a caption into the box drawn by the fieldSet object.
li
Denotes one item in a list.
link
Enables the current document to establish links to external documents.
listing
Renders text in a fixed-width font.
location
Contains information about the current URL.
map
Contains coordinate data for client-side image maps.
marquee
Creates a scrolling text marquee.
menu
Creates an unordered list of items.
meta
Conveys hidden information about the document to the server and the client.
namespace
Dynamically imports an element behavior into a document.
navigator
Contains information about the browser.
nextID
Creates unique identifiers that text editing software can read.
noBR
Renders text without line breaks.
noFrames
Contains HTML for browsers that do not support FRAMESET elements.
noScript
Specifies HTML to be displayed in browsers that do not support scripting.
object
Inserts an object into the HTML page.
ol
Draws lines of text as a numbered list.
optGroup
Allows authors to group choices logically in a select element.
option
Denotes one choice in a SELECT element.
p
Denotes a paragraph.
page
Represents an @page rule within a styleSheet.
param
Sets the initial value of a property for an APPLET, EMBED, or OBJECT element.
plainText
Not currently supported.
popup
A special type of overlapped window typically used for dialog boxes, message boxes, and other temporary windows that appear separate from an application's main window.
pre
Renders text in a fixed-width font.
q
Sets apart a quotation in text.
rt
Designates the ruby text for the RUBY element.
ruby
Designates an annotation or pronunciation guide to be placed above or inline with a string of text.
rule
Represents a style within a Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) that consists of a selector and one or more declarations.
runtimeStyle
Represents the cascaded format and style of the object that overrides the format and style specified in global style sheets, inline styles, and HTML attributes.
s
Renders text in strike-through type.
samp
Specifies a code sample.
screen
Contains information about the client's screen and rendering capabilities.
script
Specifies a script for the page that is interpreted by a script engine.
select
Denotes a list box or drop-down list.
selection
Represents the active selection, which is a highlighted block of text or other elements in the document that a user or a script can carry out some action on.
small
Specifies that the enclosed text should be displayed in a smaller font.
span
Specifies an inline text container.
strike
Renders text in strike-through type.
strong
Renders text in bold.
style
Represents the current settings of all possible inline styles for a given element.
style
Specifies a style sheet for the page.
styleSheet
Represents a single style sheet in the document.
sub
Specifies that the enclosed text should be displayed in subscript, using a smaller font than the current font.
sup
Specifies that the enclosed text should be displayed in superscript, using a smaller font than the current font.
table
Specifies that the contained content is organized into a table with rows and columns.
tBody
Designates rows as the body of the table.
td
Specifies a cell in a table.
textArea
Specifies a multiline text input control.
TextNode
Represents a string of text as a node in the document hierarchy.
TextRange
Represents text in an HTML element.
TextRectangle
Specifies a rectangle that contains a line of text in either an element or a TextRange object.
tFoot
Designates rows as the table's footer.
th
Specifies a header column. Header columns are centered within the cell and are bold.
tHead
Designates rows as the table's header.
title
Contains the title of the document.
tr
Specifies a row in a table.
tt
Renders text in a fixed-width font.
u
Renders text that is underlined.
ul
Draws lines of text as a bulleted list.
userProfile
Obsolete. Provides methods that allow a script to request read access to and perform read actions on a user's profile information.
var
Defines a programming variable. Typically renders in an italic font style.
wbr
Inserts a soft line break into a block of NOBR text.
window
Represents an open window in the browser.
XDomainRequest
Represents a cross-domain XML request via HTTP.
xml
Defines an XML data island on an HTML page.
XMLHttpRequest
Represents an XML request via HTTP.
xmp
Renders text used for examples in a fixed-width font.
